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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Only had

a. We only had that house. We still do.

Does this mean
1. We still have that house..
or
2. We still only have that house.
?


Many thanks.
  

Top answer

I would tend to (1), but I think it could be ambiguous.

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  • I would tend to (1), but I think it could be ambiguous.
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I would tend to (1), but I think it could be ambiguous.
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azza. We only had that house. We still do.
To me, it means that we didn't have anything else. That house was our sole possession.
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Thank you very much AlpheccaStars.

But is it still our sole possession?

Many thanks.
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azzBut is it still our sole possession?
That point is unknown. The follow-on sentence is not natural.
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